This generation wants links to prove statements are true. But those links are usually to just another person saying the same thing is true with background music on YouTube.
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That's why I try to dig up orginal sources for my Wiki pages, so that they serve as a sauce.
A good wiki can counter the tendency to only read summaries.
Examples:
https://wikifreedia.xyz/mirepoix/npub1m4ny6hjqzepn4rxknuq94c2gpqzr29ufkkw7ttcxyak7v43n6vvsajc2jl
I wouldn’t include you in a list of people who don’t take the time to research 😆
"Idea laundering" is getting easier and easier as we've continued to lose sight of what research is.
(A move led primarily by journalism's fall from all remaining integrity)
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I'm guilty of this but instead of youtube it's obscure blogs or rumble.
We all are I think.
I wasn't allowed to site the internet for my entire formal education.